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Highlighting groundbreaking regional medical innovations, Smart Health Asia 2026 examines the critical balance between cutting-edge technology and human-centric patient care.

At the RESILIA Summit 2026 in Bangkok, experts explored how new 10-year data on RESILIA tissue are changing heart valve replacement. As Asians live longer, surgeons are increasingly planning decades ahead—not just for today’s procedure, but for a patient’s lifetime.

The US FDA has approved bemotrizinol, the first new sunscreen ingredient added in decades. But many Asian consumers have likely been using it for years. Here is why dermatologists are paying attention and what it means for your sunscreen routine.

A new Asia Pacific Dental Federation white paper explains when mouthwash may help support oral care, and why brushing still comes first.

At the Philips APAC Innovation Summit, healthcare leaders explored how AI-enabled monitoring, connected data, and smarter workflows could reshape patient care across increasingly stretched hospital systems.

Mount Elizabeth Hospital’s S$350M upgrade goes beyond infrastructure. Here is how clinical design and digital systems may reduce delays and improve patient care.

As Parkinson’s Disease cases rise in ageing Singapore, Alexandra Hospital is moving medical reviews out of the traditional clinic and into a social cafe setting. This innovative model aims to bridge the gap between clinical treatment and the emotional reality of living with a chronic neurological condition.

Why is leucovorin suddenly everywhere? We unpack the new FDA approval, its real medical uses, how it works, and why autism researchers have been studying it.

A pilot organised by SUSS brings dysphagia-friendly options into restaurants, showing us how Singapore can support its ageing population in terms of nutrition and quality of life.

In early February 2026, doctors at Vinmec Times City International Hospital performed a high-risk living-donor liver transplant on Di, an infant weighing just 5.3 kilograms.